Class 3 Flashcards
How many months is he old?
Ana miezi mingapi?
ni- (negated)
si-
u- (negated)
hu-
a- (negated)
ha-
tu- (negated)
hatu-
m- (negated)
ham-
wa- (negated)
hawa-
I
mimi
You (singular)
wewe
he/she
yeye
we
sisi
You (plural)
ninyi
they
wao
I have
nina
I have not
sina
The child is six months old, but not seven.
Mtoto ana miezi sita, lakini hana miezi sabo.
Negating Present Tense
1) personal pronoun changes
2) drop - na (tense marker)
3) if it ends in - a, it changes to an - i
I want
ninataka
I don’t want
sitaki
I am studying
ninasoma
I am not studying
sisomi
I am singing
ninaimba
I am not singinf
sisimbi
You dont sing
husimbi
We don’t study kiswahili.
hatusomi kiswahili
Negating Past Tense
1) personal pronoun changes
2) tense marker - li changes to - ku
I did not study kiswahili.
Sikusoma Kiswahili.
Negating Present Perfect
1) personal pronoun changes
2) tense marker - me changes to - ja
I have studied
Nimesoma